i love joe burusso. i know he was axel's bully way back when, but he's no bully now. i invited him to bonnie's birthday party last night and i am So Glad i did because he was my party buddy..we talked for hours. i love him. i forgot how great he was and how easy he was to talk to. he made math so bareable last year.. he goes to my school. he's going to be my new best friend. i love joe burusso. and he's kind of sexy, but i'm not going to jump to conclusions here. i had a great time..finally..at a party. these strangers were drinking but somehow it didn't bother me. they were older.. and there were animals. fish and lizards and turtles and a large cat named Ned (not Neederlander) who was tres friendly and a fabulous rottweiler named Roxy who was very rambunctious, but lovely. and the girl who's house it was's boyfriend reads good books so i got to talk to him about them.. he likes michael moore and ralph nader. call me an asshole, but i'm so surprised these people are bonnie's friends. and jeanette taught me how to play spades and we kicked everybody's ass all over the place. and i played in their drinking game with water, which was fun and not alienating. and i drove home at 4 and did not get run over by a drunken driver on cinco de mayo, however you spell that. so what a great time. finally.

i should probably call joe and make sure he got home alright. his headlights got farther and farther away from me, and i kind of started to miss him. i love joe.